Tile-machine



2 Sheets--Sheet 1 (No Model.)

PIHKELLS, TIL E MACHINE.

PatentedFeb. 12, 1884.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. P. H. KELLS.

TILE MAGHINB.

No. 293.473. Patent edFeb. 12, 1884;

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UNrrEn STATES PHILIP HENRY KnLLs', or ADRIAN, MICHIGAN.

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TILE-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 293,473, dated February 12, 1884.

Application filed October 18, 1883. No model.)

To all whom, it 71mg concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP H. KELLS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Adrian, in the county of Lenawee and State of Michigan, have invented a newand useful Tile-Ma. chine, of which the following is a specifica-. tion, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to brick and tile ma- Io chines, especially of that class shown and described in my patent dated May 23, 1876, No.

177,851; and it has for its main object to improve the detail constructions of such machines, whereby they shall possess superior I 5 advantages and general efficiency for the work intended.

My improvements therefore consist, first,

in the construction of the tempering-box sections formed with recesses in their adjoining 2o surfaces, near the discharge end, and a crossbar having a beveled end, as will hereinafter be more fully set forth.

My improvement further consists in the tempering-box composed of halves or sections,

having laterally-extending suitably-connected flanges, provided with recesses in their inner adjoining sides, near the discharge end of the machine, a cross-bar seated inthe said recesses and having a beveled end, and an outwardly- 0 extending screw-threaded rod, a set-screw bearing against and retaining the said cross-' bar, a core seated upon the screw-threaded rod, and a tile-ring secured detachably upon the end of the tempering-box.

3 5 My improvement further consists in thecombination of the tempering-box, the cross-bar having a screw-threaded rod, the core seated upon the same, a detachable tile-ring, and the conical or frustum shaped axially-perforated o gage-block, as will hereinafter be more fully i set forth.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure l'is aperspective view of my improved tile-machine. Fig. 2 is a side view. Fig. 3 is atop view with the cover of the tempering-box removed. Fig. 4. is a longitudinal vertical sectional view. Fig; 5 is a detail view of the tile-ring, tile-bar, core, and gage. The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

Ain the drawings designates the base, whi ch of the te1npering-box H.

supports a frame, B, having bearings for the shaft 0 and for a "longitudinal shaft, D, extending through the tempering-box and provided.

with a spur-wheel, E, engaging a pinion, F,

upon the shaft 0, from which motion maythus be transmitted to thesaid' shaft D. The frame 13 is provided with a semicircular flange, G,

which supports the front end of the lower half The latter'is composed of the upper and lower sections, I and.

J, both of which have laterally-extending flanges connected by screws or bolts, and the latter of which is provided with lugs K, connected with the frame'B bymeans of bolts or rods L, thereby securing the tempering-box firmly in position. The tempering-box is tapering or conical in'shape, and its front end has a hopper, M, through which it is supplied with clay. The shaft] extends longitudinally through the said tempering box, and is equipped with spirally curved grindingknives -N, the action of which is to feed or force the clay toward the discharge end of the box. The rear or discharge end of the tempering-loox rests upon legs 0 O, which are connected by bolts 1? P with an edgewiseextendin g flange, Q, upon the under side of the lower section, J, of the said tempering-box. The flanges R R of the sections I and J of the tem- 8o pering-b0x are provided with recesses S in their inner adjoining sides, near the discharge end of the box, to receive a cross-bar, T, one end of which is beveled at U, in order that it may be inserted into the saidrecesses without 8 5 previously taking the sections I and J apart.

The said bar, when properly adjusted, may be retained in position by means of a set-screw, V, passing through one of the flanges R. The bar T is provided with a rearwardly-extend- 9o ing screw-threaded rod, \V, which extends through the discharge end of the temperingbox and carries the core X, which is retained upon the same by means of a nut, Y. The ends of the sections I and J of the tempering- 5 box are provided with flanges Z, to which the tile-ring A may be secured by means of bolts 3 or screws B.

G is a conical or frustum shaped block, having an axial perforation, D, and serving as a gage, as I shall now proceed to describe.

When tile is to be manufactured, a core of the proper size is provided, and a tile-ring of the desired size is adjusted upon the end of the machine. The gage is now adjusted upon the core-bar through the opening in the tile-ring, which is thereby correctly centered and held until secured by means of screws or bolts. The core is then placed upon the core-bar, and the machine is then ready for operation.

By substituting a brick-die for the tile-ring the machine may be used for manufacturing brick with good results.

I am aware that it is not broadly new in a tile-machine to make a tempering-box, a supported core seated upon a screw-threaded rod, and a detachable tile-ring at the end of the tempering-box; but

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. In a tile-machine, the combination of the tempering-box section's I J, formed with recesses in their adjoining surfaces near the discharge end, and the cross-bar T, having one .of its ends beveled, whereby the latter maybe inserted into the recesses without taking the sections apart, as described.

2. The tempering-box composed of halves or sections having laterally-extending suitably-connected flanges, provided with recesses in their inner adjoining sides, near the discharge end of the machine, a cross-bar seated in the said recesses and having a beveled end, and an outwardly-extending screw-threaded rod, a set-screw bearing against and retaining the said crossbar, a core seated upon the screw-threaded rod, and a tile-ring secured detachably upon the end of the tempering-box, all arranged and operating substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affiXed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PHILIP HENRY KELLS.

WVitnesses:

' GRANT A. Roenns,

GEORGE L. BENNETT. 

